This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024. [1] [2]
There are approximately 139 vessels in the Navy, including minor auxiliary vessels. A breakdown includes; one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, two submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 225,000 tonnes.
Class | In service | Picture | Type | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement (immersion) | Notes |
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Galerna class "S-70 class" | 1 | ![]() | Attack submarine | Galerna | S 71 | 21 Jan 1983 | 1,788 tonnes | Last remaining S-70 in service. [3] To be replaced by the S-80 class |
S-80 class "S-80 class" | 1 | ![]() | Attack Submarine | Isaac Peral | S 81 | 30 Nov 2023 | 3,000 tonnes | [4] [5] [6] |
Class | In service | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Aircraft carriers (1) | ||||||||
Juan Carlos I | 1 | | Aircraft carrier / | Juan Carlos I | L61 | 30 Sep 2010 | 27,079 tonnes | AV-8B Harrier II Plus fighter operated. [7] [8] |
Amphibious warfare ships (2) | ||||||||
Galicia class | 2 | ![]() | Amphibious transport dock | Galicia | L51 | 30 Apr 1998 | 13,815 tonnes | Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy promoting the Rotterdam Class |
Castilla | L52 | 26 Jun 2000 | ||||||
Major surface combatants (11) | ||||||||
Álvaro de Bazán class "F-100 class" | 5 | ![]() | Air-defence frigate (Aegis) | Álvaro de Bazán | F101 | Sep 2002 | 5,853 tonnes | Mid-life update [9] Based at Ferrol naval base. [10] Air-defence system using the Aegis combat system. |
Almirante Juan de Borbón | F102 | 3 Dec 2003 | ||||||
Blas de Lezo | F103 | 16 Dec 2004 | ||||||
Méndez Núñez | F104 | 21 Mar 2006 | ||||||
Cristóbal Colón | F105 | 23 Oct 2012 | 6,391 tonnes [11] | |||||
Santa María class "F-80 class" | 6 | ![]() | Guided missile frigates
| Santa María | F81 | 12 Oct 1986 | 4,017 tonnes | All of them based at Rota. [12] Derived from Oliver Hazard Perry class, manufactured locally. To be replaced by five F110-class frigates starting in 2026. [13] |
Victoria | F82 | 11 Nov 1987 | ||||||
Numancia | F83 | 8 Nov 1988 | ||||||
Reina Sofía | F84 | 18 Oct 1990 | ||||||
Navarra | F85 | 30 May 1994 | ||||||
Canarias | F86 | 14 Dec 1994 | ||||||
Oceanic patrol vessels (6) | ||||||||
Meteoro class "BAM" (Buque de Acción Marítima) | 6 | ![]() | Offshore patrol vessel | Meteoro | P41 | 28 Jul 2012 | 2,670 tonnes [14] | Based in the Canary Islands; [15] |
Rayo | P42 | 26 Oct 2011 | ||||||
Relámpago | P43 | 6 Feb 2012 | ||||||
Tornado | P44 | 19 Jul 2012 | ||||||
Audaz | P45 | 27 Jul 2018 | Based in Cartagena [16] [17] | |||||
Furor | P46 | 21 Jan 2019 | ||||||
Patrol vessels (16) | ||||||||
Chilreu class | 3 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Alborán | P62 | 1 Aug 1997 | 1,918 tonnes | Based in Cartagena. [18] |
Tarifa | P64 | 22 Jun 2004 | ||||||
Arnomendi | P63 | 13 Dec 2000 | Based at Ferrol naval base. [19] | |||||
Serviola class | 4 | | Patrol boat | Serviola | P71 | 22 Mar 1991 | 1,106 tonnes | Based at Ferrol naval base. |
Centinela | P72 | 24 Sep 1991 | ||||||
Atalaya | P74 | 24 Mar 1992 | ||||||
Vigía | P73 | 29 Jun 1992 | Based in Cádiz. [23] | |||||
Anaga class | 3 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Tagomago | P22 | 30 Jan 1981 | 319 tonnes | Based in Malaga. [24] |
Medas | P26 | 16 Oct 1981 | Based in Cádiz. [25] | |||||
Tabarca | P28 | 30 Dec 1981 | Based in Pontevedra (Naval School) [26] | |||||
Toralla class | 2 | | Patrol boat | Toralla | P81 | 29 Apr 1987 | 133 tonnes | Based in Cartagena [27] [28] |
Formentor | P82 | 23 Jun 1988 | ||||||
Rodman-101 class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Isla de León | P83 | 2003 | 62 tonnes | P83 acquired from Galician Coast Guard. |
Rodman-66 class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Isla Pinto | P84 | 2023 | 44 tonnes | Based at Melilla. [30] [31] [32] |
Cabo Fradera class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Cabo Fradera | P201 | 1963 | 28 tonnes | Based at Tui, Pontevedra. [33] |
Aresa PVC-160 class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | — | P114 | 1979 | 20,8 tonnes | Based in Ayamonte, Huelva [34] |
Mine countermeasures (6) | ||||||||
Segura class | 6 | ![]() | Minehunter | Segura | M31 | 27 Mar 1999 | 585 tonnes | [35] |
Sella | M32 | 28 May 1999 | ||||||
Tambre | M33 | 18 Feb 2000 | ||||||
Turia | M34 | 20 May 2000 | ||||||
Duero | M35 | 7 May 2004 | ||||||
Tajo | M36 | 1 Oct 2005 |
Class | In service | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Refuelling ships (2) | ||||||||
Patiño | 1 | ![]() | Replenishment oiler | Patiño | A14 | 16 Jun 1995 | 17,045 tonnes | Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy shaping the HNLMS Amsterdam. [36] |
Cantabria | 1 | ![]() | Replenishment oiler | Cantabria | A15 | 29 Sep 2010 | 19,500 tonnes | [37] |
Logistic support (2) | ||||||||
Suardiaz Galiciaclass | 1 | ![]() | Logistics support ship | Ysabel | A06 | (2003) 2 Jun 2021 | 16,300 tonnes | Former civilian ship Suardiaz Galicia [38] |
Camino Español (A-07) | 1 | ![]() | Logistics support ship | El Camino Español | A07 | (1998) 2024 | 12,400 tonnes | Former civilian ship Cadena 4 |
Electronic warfare ships (1) | ||||||||
Alerta | 1 | ![]() | Intelligence gathering ship | Alerta | A111 | (1982) 21 Dec 1992 | 2,300 tonnes | Ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982. [39] |
Rescue ships (1) | ||||||||
Amatista Mod | 1 | ![]() | Submarine rescue ship | Neptuno | A20 | (24 Mar 1975) 14 Dec 1988 | 1,860 tonnes | To be replaced by the new BAM-IS in 2026. [40] |
Tugboats (4) | ||||||||
Ocean Ospreyclass | 2 | — | Salvage tug | Carnota | A61 | (2014) 2023 | 2,284 tonnes | Ex-Ocean Osprey. [41] |
Cartagena | A62 | July 2025 | 3,086 tonnes | Ex- Ocean Fortune [42] | ||||
Amatista class | 1 | ![]() | Salvage tug | Mar Caribe | A101 | (1974) 1988 | 1,860 tonnes | will be replaced [43] |
Punta Amer | 1 | ![]() | Fleet tug | La Graña | A53 | (1982) 1987 | 664 tonnes | Ex-Punta Amer. Will be replaced [44] |
Polar research (2) | ||||||||
Hespérides | 1 | ![]() | Polar research ship | Hespérides | A33 | 16 May 1991 | 2,800 tonnes | [45] |
Hydrographic survey (5) | ||||||||
Malaspina class | 2 | ![]() | Hydrographic ships | Malaspina | A31 | 1975 | 1,090 tonnes | [46] |
Tofiño | A32 | 1975 | ||||||
Astrolabio class "Rodman-1250 class" | 2 | ![]() | Hydrographic boats | Astrolabio | A91 | 2001 | 13 tonnes | [47] [48] |
Escandallo | A92 | 2004 | ||||||
Sondaleza | 1 | ![]() | Hydrographic boat | Sondaleza | A93 | 2016 | 6 tonnes | [49] |
Training vessels (2) | ||||||||
Juan Sebastián Elcano | 1 | ![]() | Sail training vessel | Juan Sebastián Elcano | A71 | 1928 | 3,700 tonnes | [50] |
Intermares class | 1 | ![]() | Training vessel | Intermares | A41 | (2009) 2018 | 1,390 tonnes | [51] |